A circus performer called LadyBEAST is free to practice aerial performances on the 20-foot-tall, trapeze-like, iron framework in her backyard in St. Roch, despite protests from her next-door neighbor.

Philadelphia is the home of the American circus. The first circus in the country was held in the city in 1793, where just 800 spectators gathered in a wooden ring to watch clowns, equestrians and ...

Hidden in Georgetown’s gritty factory terrain is a big top, of sorts. A warehouse contains a world of colorful tutus, leotards and tights. Multiple trapezes hang from the ceiling, along with ropes, ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Philadelphia School of Circus Arts has announced the return of outdoor flying ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Many Central Florida residents have gym memberships to help keep in shape and to get proper exercise each week. But some locals have found a different way to stretch their muscles, and ...

Three years ago, West Seattleite Amber Parker was a social worker helping homeless women. Today, she’s employing her skills in a less conventional manner. Along with five others, Parker works at the ...

The Royal Hanneford Circus will be performing eight shows in Westchester County this Presidents Day weekend. From trapeze aerial acrobatics to clowns, the circus features many acts to keep the whole ...

Two ordinary-looking shotgun houses stand side by side in St. Roch. In one house lives a 37-year-old professional circus performer, who once escaped a straitjacket while hanging from her ankles from a ...

These performers are reaching new heights! A group of freshly minted circus artists will take to the skies this weekend, exhibiting their experimental acrobatic and aerial routines at a Bushwick big ...